Breech-loading magazine-pistol



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0.5J. SGHOENING. BREBGH LOADING MAGAZINE PISTOL.

Patented Oct. 12, 1886.

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C. J. SGHOENING.

BBEECH LOADING MAGAZINE PISTOL.

No. 350,565. Patented Oct. 12,1886.

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" UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES J. SCHOENING, OF RAVENSVOOD, ILLINOIS.

BREECH-LOADING MAGAZlNE-PISTOL.

SBCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,565, dated October 12,1886.

Applica-tion tiled March S, i886.

Serial No. 194,367. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that l, CHARLES J. SCHOENTNG, a citizen of the United States ofAmeriea, re-

siding at Ravenswood, in the county of Cook -and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Breeeh-Loading Pistols, of which the following, in connection with the Jaccompanying drawings, is a specification.

Inthe drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a pistol embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal section of thesame. Fig.3 is alike representation showing certain parts in different positions from those represented in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is ahorizontal section, enlarged, in the plane of the line x x of Fig. 1, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrow there shown. Fig. 5 is a section inthe plane of the line ,1/ 1/ of Fig. 2, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrow there shown. Fig. 6 is a section in the plane of the `line a." x' ot' Fig. 2, viewed in the .direction indicated by the arrow there shown. Fig.

7 is a detail, the same being a vertical sectional representation of the upperrear portion of the pistol; and Fig. 8 is a sectional detail, the same heilig a section in the plane of `the line z z of Fig. 1, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrow there shown.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents the butt or handle of v the pistol, which is hollow or has therein a chamber or magazine, a. t

B is the barrel of the pistol, and bis an opening therein.

C is a sliding supplemental barrel arranged within the barrel B. The barrel C fits nicely within the tubular part or barrel B, and is eapable of being moved back and forth therein in the direction of its length. The rear end ot' the sliding barrel C is slightly greater in di anieter than the remaining portion thereofin other words, there is a slight annular inwardly-projecting shoulder, c, therein.

D is an arm depending from the lower een trai portion of the barrel C. The lower rear portion of the barrel is eut away, as shown' at a.

E is a screw, the point of which enters the chamber in which the barrel C is located, and E is a small protnberance, also entering the same chamber.

F is a chamber underneath the chamber or barrel B, andG is a chamber below the chamber F.

7) is an opening or slet between the chamber F and G.

, H is an open spiral spring in the chamber F. One end of this spring hears against the forward end or wall of the chamber F,and the other end of the said spring bears either directly or indirectly against the arm D.

c' is a slot or opening between the chamber or barrel B and the chamber F, and the arm D projects through this slot.

lis a sliding tubular part in the ehamberG,

the slide IA and passing freely through a slot, c, in the bottom of the chamber G.

f isadeep notch in the rear edge of theslide I.

J is a spring in the chamber G. of this spring bears against the slide I and the other end against a fixed part, as indicated at e' e.

K is a spring rigidly attached te the slide I, and having a bent beveled or somewhat hookshaped end, as shown.

L L are lugs depending from the upper part of the chamber G.

M is a lever pivoted to the lugs L L. The upper end of this lever bears against the rear side of the arm D and the lower end against the bent end of the spring K when the parts are in the position represented in Fig. 2. I also slightly bevel the lower end of the arm or lever M, i'or the purpose hereinafter referred to.

O O are open spiral springs arranged vertically in the chamber a in t-he butt ol' the pistol, and l is a small bar or rest supported' on the springs O O.

Q Q are cartridges arranged one above the other in the chamber cr.

R- is a spring secured to the rea-r end of the barrel B.

g g areslots in the sides of the barrel B, near the rear end thereof. The spring R enters the slots g g, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

A The spring R is bent quite abruptly or sharply,

as shown at hy h, and is also bent or curved, as shown at 'i i. A

Q (shown in Fig. lt) is simply the cartridge shell, and this shell, as there shown, is clasped by the spring R, and the rim of the shell, as will be perceived, is engaged by the shoulders formed by the abrupt bends hh in the spring R.-

One endV -and d is a headed )in )ro'eetino riaidlv from b D u ro er, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2.

v S is a small self-closing door in the side of the chamber ce i I deem it preferable to make the walls of the barrel B, and the chambers F and G, and the butt or handle ofthe pistol all in one and the same part or piece.

'.l`o make the pistol ready for use I proceed as follows: I open the door S and arrange the cartridges in the chamber a one above the oth- It will be pereeivedthat the door S is just below the plane of the bottom of the barrel B. Having done this I release the door, which then closes automatically. Any suitable or well-known I means may bc employed for causing the door.

to close automatically, and such means are well known I have n ot here described the same with particnlarity. IVhent-hc pistol is loaded and ready for use, all of the parts are in the respective positions shown in Figs. it and 2.

lo tire -or discharge the pistol l. hold upon lthe stock or handle in the. usual manner, and press my forel'inger upon the outer end of the slide I with sullicient force to press that slide.

in toward the stock, the spring .I yieldingt'luring that movement of the slide. As the slide I moves toward the stock, the beveled or free end of the spring K bears against the lower orl beveled end ot" the lever M'. This contact of 3o this spring with the said lever rocks the lever on its pivot or fulcrum or bearing, the lower end of the said lever moving toward the stock and the upper end in the opposite direction. The relative positions of the parts are now as indicated in Fig. 3, which shows the lever M in the positionit'occupies just after the spring K ceases to push back onthe lower end of the lever. This movement of the slide, which may .be termed the trigger, throws the interior barrel, C, forward, for the reason that the le ver M bears against the rear side ot' the arm D, which depends from the said barrel. As the barrel C'moves forward, the top or upper cartridge is released as the springs O O, in conjunction with the bar I), move all the cartridges up, so that the upper cartridge is in position for being discharged. As soon as the spring I( is pressed down suftieiently by the lever M during the back movement 5o of the slide I to release the said lever, the

spring II returns the barrel C to the position indicated in Fig. l, and the spring .l ret-urns the slide I to its original position, and all of the part-s occupy the relative positions indi* 5 5 cated in Fig. 2, except-ing that a shell now rc mains inthe rear end ofthe barrel C. As the barrel C moves back iu this manner, it strikes the rim of the cartridge with sufticient force to canse the point ofthe screw E or thc nib or 6o protuberance E to discharge the cartridge. Ii'

the eartrit'lge belong to that class so exploded by the concussion against its rim, the nib E will strike the rim and produce an explosion of the cartridge. If the cartridge belongs to that class which is exploded by concussion against the center of its rear end, the point of the screw E will produce explosion. It will be perceived, however, that I have made provision for exploding either class of cartridges. The ball passes through the barrel C, but the cartridge-shell, remains temporarily in the rear end of the said barrel. The next time the slide or trigger Iisactuated in the manner described all the parts move as before, excepting the cartridge-shell, which is held in place temporarily by means of the spring R. The barrel C is now in its forward position, as indicated in Fig. 3, and the cartridge shell is freed to move up and be ejected through the optlsuing b. It should be explained, however, that whenthe cartridge is exploded its shell expands sufficiently to cause the. barrel C to draw the exploded shell forward until it is engaged by the shoulders h Il. of the spring Il., and that the next upward movement of the ar l? not only forces out the t'liscln'nged cartridge., but also pushes the nextsuccecding one into a position to be discharged in the manner already described. It will also be, perceived that this pistol is not only a repeating breech-lozuler, but is aso self-acting. It is small and compact, and may be made and used with facility; Its parts are also simple in their construction and operation, andnot liable to get ont ol' order.

lhe. barrel C, by being cut away, `as shown at a, will not strikethe rim of the cartridge below' it, and the cartridge, therefore. will not be accidentally exploded.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what lelaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I. The combination, in a breech-loadingre- IOC peating-pistol, of the tixed barrel. B, having the opening b in its top, and one or more slots, g g, in the sides thereof, a sliding barrel arranged within the fixed barrel and open at both ends, and having thereon a deep depending arm, a retracting-spring in operative connection with the said arm, a cartridgefeeder in the magazine, and a shell-clasp entering the said slots, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. The combination, in a breech loading relwatingpistol, of a magazine in the butt or stock, a cartridgefeeder in the said magazine, a door in the side of the said magazine, a sliding supplemental barrel open at both ends and having thereon a depending arm, a retracting-spring in operative connection with the said arm, a trigger device for Operating the said barrel, a clasp for grasping the cartridge-shell aml opening for releasing the cartrdge-sholl,aml one or more fixed percussionnibs, all arranged with relation to each other substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. SCHOENING. 

